The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-07
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Convention of the Ameri-
can Board Thursday.
THE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Regarding the Doctrine OF Future
PrOoation-Ths New Officers
ElectFd-Etc
THE DIFFERENCE OF OPINIo1
Foreign Mts-ious

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, October 6.-At
to days session OF the American board
OF commissioners for foreign missions
the committee on the Japan mission re-
ported. 1t emphasized the danger dur
ing the present crisis in that country of
any one introducing unscriptural specu-
Iauon. The majority report of the COM
mittee on the report of the home secre-
tary was presented by Prof. BoardmRn,
OF chicago; five or SIX members of the
committee constitute the majority. The
report says: The report under con-
SHERATON affords much encouragement
10 trlends OF the mission, eighteen more
missionaries have been APPOINTED
tnan the average number for the past
Twelve years. The finances are not so
favorable as last year, the Sweet and
Ous funds having been largely drawn
upon to meet deficiencies. The consti-
tuition of the board REQUIRES that no
part of its fund go to support error, and
we reatfirm and fall back upon the
acuon taken last year at Desmoines,
against the doctrine of future proba-
tlon. The board adheres to its
position at Desmoines, an &C
cepts the action of the pruden.i !
committee. 1t recommends the COM
mlttee to be careful to guard against
any approval of the doctrine of future
probation. Prof. Fisher, in the minor
lty report, took issue as to Mr.. Hume
and rejected the AnGover stu dents. The
home secretary" he So lis plainly
defending himself the prudential
committee an re question becomes a
personal one. The facts about rejected
students he would modify. The case
has been withheld.
Prof. Boardman, of Chicago TheoIoei
C al Seminary, said: The idea that "
have nothing to do with theology is
preposterous. The two theologies 81 e
not consistent with each other. It
IS Impossible for man to hold his
doctrine and not preach it,"
| Rev. q. A. Gordon, OF Boston. de-
| clar hat to adopt the majority re.
port would be 10 ALLEVIATE larger
and lager c0nsti uency. It would
be hard 10 held great churches 10 the
support Of he board.
Rev. DR.. E. ?. Goodwin, of Chicago
said "Drs. Scudder, Moody, Spurgeon
ana 81. Paul were on the same ground
as 10 the second coming of Christ,
md dltlculty with this doctrine OF
SECOND probation, because it is drawn
not from the Scripture, but from
christian consciousness. do not fnd
IN the Bible any respect for the phi,o-
sophy OF men. Christ quoted Moses
rather than philosC Dhy to snnport his
teaching; so did st. Paul"
a number of other speeches were
made Professor Fishers amendment
was lost, 43 to 25. The majority renort
was then adopted by acolamati. n. This
nominating committee presented two
reports, the minority making the spe-
claI point that DR.. Arden, as secretary
mad made mistakes and should ne re-
ured: This brought out tributes to tb,
worth OF Dr. Alder. and The maiory re
port was adopted and the following off
GERS were elected: President, Richard 8
Storrs, ID, LID, Vice-President, e
w. Blatchford; Presidential Committee
Augustus Q. Thompson, D. D.: FER,
Ernsworth. Hon. Joseph S. Rees
Edward Webb, D. D.; Charles Burr
Esq; Eibtige Terry, ESQ. Albert Fl
Plumb, D. D.; Hon. William P. Elf
son, Edward s. Atwood, and Rev
Charles 4. Dickinson; Corresponding
SecretarIes, Nathaniel Clark, d. d,
Edmund h. Alden, Judson Smith, q
U. Recording Secretary, Henry A
simpson, ID. D.; Treasurer, Lqud0n S
Ward; Auditors. A. w. TUFTS. lame
NJ GORDON, and Joseph G. Thai r.